Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Live reporting: Discussion/Action Items

3. Discussion / Action Itemsa. Salary Budget VoteI recommend adoption of the FY 2020 Salary Budget of $57,129,259.00 as part of the total FY 2020 Budget of $66,826,115.00 as discussed.slight revisions to adjust down due to some personnel changes since the prior discussion/meetingmotion to approve, seconded, passed 6-0 (Feeley recused)b. Expenditure Budget VoteI recommend adoption of the FY 2020 Expenditure Budget of $9,696,856.00 as part of the total FY 2020 Budget of $66,826,115.00 as discussed.motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0c. Policy First ReadingIJOAB – Extended Field TripsAdministrative Procedures for Student Traveli. I recommend moving Policy IJOAB – Extended Field Trips to a second reading.motion to move to second reading, seconded, passed 7-0d. AppointmentI recommend the appointment of Mrs. Paula Marano as Director of Student Services for Franklin Public Schools.motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

4. Discussion Only Itemsa. Budget discussion at Town Council - preview 3/13/19budget issue becoming more clear, looking like the approved budget is $2.6M more than the Town can allocate. more discussions will occur but it looks like there will be less than a level service budget at this point.Schools are more than just an educational institution, as seen in multiple points during the earlier portion of the meeting

enrollment declines (particularly in elementary have results in reductions in staff over the past several years); charter school funding looks like it will be reduced by the State

budget issue not just this year, also as indicated in budget memo from Jeff Nutting, FY 2021 is also expected to be more challenging